What are the trade-offs in choosing a team’s size and level of diversity? How can managers ensure that a team reaps the advantages of diversity while not being thwarted by some of the challenges team diversity raises?

Management question

1. What are the trade-offs in choosing a team’s size and level of diversity?
2. How can managers ensure that a team reaps the advantages of diversity while not being thwarted by some of the challenges team diversity raises?
3. Identify an example of a development project, and what type of team you believe they used. Do you think this was the appropriate type of team given the nature of the project?
4. What are some advantages and disadvantages of collocation? For what types of projects are virtual teams inappropriate?